Viral diseases

What are the three viral diseases?

Measles, HIV, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)

How are measles contracted?

Droplets from an infected person's sneeze or cough

What symptoms do you get from measles?

Red skin rash, signs of fever

What can measles leads to?

Very serious or very fatal if there are complications --> pneumonia or inflammation of the brain

How do you treat measles?

Most people are vaccinated when they are young

How is HIV contracted?

Sexual contact, exchange of bodily fluids

What symptoms do you get from HIV?

Flu-like symptoms

What can HIV leads to?

AIDS

What does HIV do to the body?

Attacks the immune cells

How do you treat HIV?

Antiretroviral drugs

What does Tobacco mosaic virus affect?

Many species of plants e.g. tomatoes

Due to the discolouration from Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) what happens to the plant?

Plant can't carry out photosynthesis as well, virus affects growth

What symptoms does Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) give?

Mosaic patterns pn the leaves - leaves are discoloured

How do you treat Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)?

Remove the plant to not spread to the others